{Country life...}

 Hello everyone!

I hope you all had a blessed Easter.

Here is my layout inspired by the stunning April mood board, and featuring Dusty Attic chipboard pieces.  

I took this photo of this beautiful horse and her cute foal a few years ago when we visited

 the Dunkeld Country and Equestrian Estate in Dullstroom.

This is the mood board.

 

and here is my layout.

I painted the barb wire frame using a sponge brush and Americana Acrylic paint in 

Burnt Umber, and Georgia Clay.

The title, paddock fence, pumpkins, and gourds were primed with a thin layer of white 

gesso.

  

I painted the edges of the title and paddock fence Americana Acrylic Paint in Slate Grey 

and a brown ink pad.

The pumpkins and gourds were coloured with Versa Magic Chalk Ink in Cloud White, 

Aloe Vera, and Persimmon.

Next, I covered the grass clusters, branches, hay bales, and gecko with a layer 

of clear gesso and then Distress Oxide in Black Soot, Walnut Stain, and Iced Spruce 

and Mowed Lawn.  Press the four Distress Oxide Ink pads onto a craft mat and spritz 

with water creating small droplets.  I started with Iced Spruce for the base color and slid

 the chippies through the droplets a few times and dry with a heat tool. Repeat with all the 

colors and dry in between. 

The little nest was inked with a brown ink pad and the eggs were painted with 

Americana Acrylic paint in Grey Slate and dry brushed with white gesso.

To colour the hay bales I used the same method as mentioned above using Distress 

Oxide in Frayed Burlap and Crushed Olive. I inked the edges with a brown ink pad.

The weather vane and spider web were painted with Americana Acrylic paint in Lamp 

Black.  Here you can see how I used the quoted sentiment.

The final touches to this layout included art stone and splatters with diluted white gesso.

Dusty Attic products used.

DA2544 - Country Life

DA2546 - Quoted Sentiments #2 BLACK

DA0612 - Spiders and Webs Set

DA0401 - Paddock Fence Set Large

DA2595 - Geckos

DA1151 - Barb Wire Frames

DA0866 - Grass Clusters #2

DA0660 - Grass Cluster #1

DA0721 - Bird Nests #2

DA0744 - Weather Vane

DA3094 - Pumpkins & Gourds

DA1184 - Branch #4 small

DA2795 - Hay Bales

DA0722 - Mini Eggs

Thank you for visiting the blog today.  I hope you find time to play along with this mood 

board.  Share your projects on our Facebook Page here for your chance to win a $50 

(AUD) credit for two lucky winners to the Dusty Attic online shop so you can choose your 

very own chippies you would like to use.

Happy crafting!